I’ve mentioned before that I’m coaching both my son’s baseball team and my daughter’s softball team.
It’s been a ton of fun—and honestly, it’s opening my eyes to the sport in a whole new way. I’m no longer just a player or a fan. I’m seeing it now as both a coach and a parent.
It’s made me think back to the lessons I was taught (and the ones I had to learn the hard way), and how to pass those along—especially in a way that’s age-appropriate and encouraging for young kids.
One of those lessons: Trust the process.
Baseball—and life—is a game of ups and downs. You quite literally fail more than you succeed. If you’re batting .300, that means you're getting out 70% of the time. And that’s considered good!
But if you want to improve, you can’t obsess over the numbers. You pay attention to what you can control, not the outcome. Because so much is outside your control—where the fielder is standing, a bad call by the umpire, or, in real life, the water heater breaking, the unexpected bill in the mail, or the job you didn’t get.
So the question becomes:
What can I control today?
What can I do right now that helps me grow, even if the results don’t show up right away?
God calls us to be faithful, not perfect. He invites us to show up, to work with what we’ve been given, and to leave the rest in His hands. That’s what it means to trust the process—not just in baseball, but in life, and especially in our walk with Him.
Day by day. Step by step. Keep showing up. Keep growing.
Let God handle the results.